Biography www.biography.com
Website for the television channel with the same name. It contains brief biographies, images, and some videos.
The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/biography
Biographies review section published by the respected British newspaper, The Guardian. This great initial research resource contains reviews of current biographical texts that will help you select a notable individual from the 21st-Century.
Eric Weisstein’s World of Scientific Biography http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/
A lexicon of important scientists that provides an image of the individual, a brief biography, and bibliographic references.
S9 – Biographical Dictionary http://www.s9.com/
A biographical dictionary that functions like Wikipedia in that its content is crowdsourced. Each entry contains a picture, timeline of important events, and quotes by the person.
Dmoz – Open Directory Project http://www.dmoz.org/Reference/Biography/
A human edited directory of the Internet. Allows users to narrow down their using a breadcrumb trail. Displays links to official and other pertinent sites about a person selected.
National Endowment for the Humanities Awards http://www.neh.gov/about/awards/national-humanities-medals
Lists National Humanities Medalists for the last fourteen years. Medalists include poets, authors, philosophers, musicians, historians, and scholars.
Shmoop http://www.shmoop.com/biography/
Biographies geared towards students. Each entries attempts to highlight the person’s accomplishments in an effort to explain their relevance to students.
Omnibiography http://www.omnibiography.com/index.asp
This site claims to be the largest directory of biographies on the Web boasting more than 110,000 biographies of men and women.
Entertainers
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/alphabetical/
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum’s list of inductees sorted alphabetically. Entries contain an image and brief biography.
Inventors
The National Inventors Hall of Fame Database http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp
Database that allows users to search for inventors by invention or name. Entries contain a brief biography and description of the impact of his/her invention.
Politicians
Presidents of the United States http://www.potus.com/
A complete list of United States presidents. Each entry contains general information, election ballot totals, a list of cabinet members, links to online biographies, as well as links to videos and historical documents.
Famous Women
Women’s International Center http://www.wic.org/bio/idex_bio.htm
A site focusing specifically on notable women throughout history. Entries contain an image and brief biography.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
Site separates women by categories and contains links to other Internet resources.
www.biography.com
Website for the television channel with the same name. It contains brief biographies, images, and some videos.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/biography
Biographies review section published by the respected British newspaper, The Guardian. This great initial research resource contains reviews of current biographical texts that will help you select a notable individual from the 21st-Century.
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/
A lexicon of important scientists that provides an image of the individual, a brief biography, and bibliographic references.
http://www.s9.com/
A biographical dictionary that functions like Wikipedia in that its content is crowdsourced. Each entry contains a picture, timeline of important events, and quotes by the person.
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
The site contains links to almanac entries that offer users basic biographical information.
http://www.dmoz.org/Reference/Biography/
A human edited directory of the Internet. Allows users to narrow down their using a breadcrumb trail. Displays links to official and other pertinent sites about a person selected.
http://www.neh.gov/about/awards/national-humanities-medals
Lists National Humanities Medalists for the last fourteen years. Medalists include poets, authors, philosophers, musicians, historians, and scholars.
http://www.shmoop.com/biography/
Biographies geared towards students. Each entries attempts to highlight the person’s accomplishments in an effort to explain their relevance to students.
http://www.omnibiography.com/index.asp
This site claims to be the largest directory of biographies on the Web boasting more than 110,000 biographies of men and women.
http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/alphabetical/
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum’s list of inductees sorted alphabetically. Entries contain an image and brief biography.
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp
Database that allows users to search for inventors by invention or name. Entries contain a brief biography and description of the impact of his/her invention.
http://www.potus.com/
A complete list of United States presidents. Each entry contains general information, election ballot totals, a list of cabinet members, links to online biographies, as well as links to videos and historical documents.
http://www.wic.org/bio/idex_bio.htm
A site focusing specifically on notable women throughout history. Entries contain an image and brief biography.
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
Site separates women by categories and contains links to other Internet resources.
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
A list of biographies highlighting the achievements of women in the field of mathematics.